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UPPER MARLBORO, Md. (FOX 5 DC) - Funeral services have been announced for the five children who were killed in a crash on Route 301 in Bowie early Saturday.

The family says the children will be memorialized at First Baptist Church of Glenarden on Saturday, February 16, at Watkins Park Drive in Upper Marlboro. The services will begin at 10 a.m. for a meet and greet and the official service will start at 11 a.m.

Maryland State Police say the crash happened at around 5 a.m. Saturday.

According to investigators, a 2005 Chrysler Pacifica that was carrying the children and two adults was traveling northbound on Rt. 301 when it went off the roadway, struck a tree line and spun into a snow-covered field.

All five children were thrown from the van. None of the children were wearing seat belts at the time of the crash, police say.